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JAMMU: An Improvised Explosive Device (IED), filled with five-kg of RDX was unearthed from Udhainpur area in Doda district, official sources said here on Friday. Rashtriya Rifle (RR) troops detected the IED, kept inside a pressure-cooker, at a foot bridge in Udhainpur, 15 kms from the Doda town, they said. The area was cordoned off and the bomb was defused by experts, they said, adding search operation was on to nab militants behind the act.

JAMMU: Security forces have busted a militant hideout and recovered arms and ammunition in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir , a defence spokesman said here today. Acting on specific intelligence inputs, Rashtriya Rifles and police launched a joint search operation and busted the hideout in Marmat in Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda district yesterday, he said. The recoveries from the hideout include an AK-47 rifle, a chinese pistol, two .303 rifle, three 12 bore gun,...

SRINAGAR: Incident free polling was reported from 11 local bodies falling in Udhampur and Doda, parts of which are still infested by militancy. Inclement weather had no impact on the polling but has affected the inter-district communications delaying the final tabulation of mass participation. A district official from Doda said on phone: "It's heavily raining here but it did not impact the people's participation. We recorded 78 percent polling in Doda town, 71 percent in Kishtwar...

JAMMU: Six top militants belonging to the pro-Pakistan Hizbul Mujahideen surrendered in Doda district of Jammu early on Saturday, defence sources said. "We have been motivating militants to surrender before the Army through their relatives for two months and a group of them had decided to surrender during the Prime Minister's visit today," the sources said. Six militants of Hizbul Mujahideen led by tehsil commander Liaqat Ali Bhat laid down arms before a brigadier in...

NEW DELHI: Doda and Kishtwar have recorded the highest 79.06 per cent and 76.45 per cent polling respectively among all 15 constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir where elections took place in the first phase. As per a report available with the Home Ministry, Doda had seen 72.97 per cent polling and Kishtwar had seen 74.44 per cent of polling in 2008 Assembly elections. Other constituencies which saw high turn out of polls yesterday...

NEW DELHI: Home Minister Rajnath Singh will visit Jammu and Kashmir for two days beginning tomorrow to hold a series of BJP election rallies in places like Kishtwar, Doda and Ladakh. Singh will visit Kishtwar and Doda tomorrow and campaign for BJP candidates in the region, official sources said. The Home Minister will also visit Ladakh on Thursday and campaigned for the BJP candidates in the region. The five-phased...

BHADERWAH: An earthquake of moderate intensity today shook Kishtwar and Doda districts of Jammu and Kashmir, triggering panic among people. The quake, measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale, jolted the region at 1:36 PM, Met officials said. The epicentre of the quake was 33 km north of Kishtwar and 75 km south of Kashmir, they said. There were no reports of any loss of life or damage to property, officials said. Panic-stricken people rushed out of their homes as the...

DODA: Defying threat in this hotbed of militancy, about 52 per cent of the electorate on Tuesday voted in six constituencies of Doda district capping the four-phased elections to the 87-member Jammu & Kashmir Assembly with an overall turnout of 44 per cent. In Lolab constituency in Kupwara district in Kashmir valley, where polling was put off following the assassination of National Conference candidate and law minister Mushtaq Ahmed Lone, a significant 44% of voters cast their ballots...

JAMMU: The annual plan outlay for Doda district for the current financial year would be Rs 79.07 crore. Of this Rs 34.51 crore would be the capital component and over Rs 44.56 crore would be the revenue component, an official release said on Friday, adding that last year nearly Rs 65.02 crore was spent on various development and welfare schemes under the plan in the district. The annual plan was approved at a meeting of District Development Board, Doda on Thursday, under the chairmanship...

SRINAGAR: As the 56 candidates in fray for the six segments of the mountain-locked Doda district are busy campaigning for the last phase of 2002 polls, authorities are working overtime to manage an incident-free exercise. Doda along with the tiny border segment of Lolab goes to polls on October 8. Apart from arranging security and accommodation for the visiting officials, observers, diplomats and media persons, district authorities have to manage the deployment of the incoming convoys of...

JAMMU: Militant group Lashker-e-Toiba has suffered a major setback in Doda district with the arrest of its 19 over ground workers (OGWs) in the month of May, a senior Army officer said today. "The LeT has suffered a major setback in Doda. During combing operations against the outfit's over ground apparatus, 19 OGWs were arrested during this month in the district," the Army officer said. Most of the arrested OGWs were...

DODA: To ensure smooth and peaceful elections in the district, para-military forces will be deployed during the state Assembly polls, District Electoral Officer (DEO) Doda said. "Besides J&K Police, other para-military forces will be arriving for the elections and efficient arrangements for their mobility and accommodation have been chalked out to ensure peaceful elections", District Electoral Officer, Doda, S V Meena said during a high level security...

KISHTWAR (JAMMU&KASHMIR): Faced with the challenge of retaining five out of six seats in his home turf Chenab Valley, senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad has urged people to help him in fulfilling his dream of converting the area into a " Model Region " of the state. On the campaign trail in Chenab Valley's Kishtwar district, Azad showcased his rule from 2006-2008 as Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir as a new paradigm of development...

NEW DELHI: Delhi Lt Governor Najeeb Jung today met 23 children from Jammu & Kashmir, who are visiting the national capital under an educational trip. The children, who are from Doda district, called on Jung at the Raj Niwas and shared their experiences in the city with him. The students are visiting the national capital as part of an educational tour called 'Sadhbhavana Yatra', which aims to impart education about the rich diversity and heritage of the...

JAMMU: In the backdrop of allegations about flood assessment being politically motivated, Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Gulam Nabi Azad , today called upon the state administrative to ensure proper registration of the damages occurred. "We call upon the administrative machinery to ensure proper registration of the damages," Azad said during his visit to Chatroo, Bhallessa and Bhaderwah belt of Doda district today. Azad asked...

JAMMU: Security forces have busted a militant hideout and recovered arms and ammunition in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir , a defence spokesman said here today. Acting on specific intelligence inputs, Rashtriya Rifles and police launched a joint search operation and busted the hideout in Marmat in Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda district yesterday, he said. The recoveries from the hideout include an AK-47 rifle, a chinese pistol, two .303 rifle, three 12 bore gun,...

JAMMU: BJP will hold a probe into Rs 25,000 crore Roshni scam in Jammu and Kashmir if it is voted to power after elections, party candidate from Udhampur Lok Sabha seat Jitendra Singh said today. "Probe would be held into Rs 25,000 crore Roshni scam and it would be our top priority," Singh said at a public rally in Doda district. The Comptroller and Auditor General had recently estimated a Rs 25,000-crore land transfer scam in Jammu and...

BHADERWAH: A moderate intensity earthquake measuring 4.1 on the Richter Scale today jolted Doda district, particularly Bhaderwah mountainous valley triggering panic among the people. The quake hit the area around 5.34 AM today, a senior MeT official said. There was no loss of life or damage to property reported from anywhere, they added. The epicentre of earthquake was 12 kms south-east of Bhaderwah in Thathri belt of Doda district.